rétropédaler — meaning in English

English meaning

• backpedal verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

Senses

rétropédaler is used for these senses in English:

• backpedal (intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
• backpedal (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

backpedal — full definition

1. verb To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
2. verb To step backwards.
3. verb To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

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